Lupo's teammates and his basketball coach Chris Welsh served as pallbearers. His neighbors, Daniel Sullivan and Jon Lieb, remembered him as always playing sports and for his close relationship with his brother, Justin.

"He was kind and caring," Sullivan said. "He and his brother were overly polite and very helpful."

Sullivan said there were many Saturday mornings where he was hoping to sleep in, only to be awoken by Lupo, a 6-foot-4 forward, bouncing his basketball outside his bedroom window at 7 a.m.

"We know how much this kid practiced," Sullivan said. "He is part of Pleasantville basketball history. The stories about Quentin and his teammates will be remembered for generations to come."

Lieb remembered countless hours playing football with the Lupos, and recounted how Lupo overcame a broken hand in his junior year to lead Pleasantville to a sectional title in his senior year. Lupo earned all-section honors and was named as an 11th-team all-state selection in Class B.